Thank you to Mixbook for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. As most of you already know, I love taking pictures! I have used a few different companies for printing photos online, making photo books and photo cards. I had never heard of Mixbook until a few weeks ago, when I got a chance to try out some of their stationary, a letter writing calendar and make a Mixbook photo book for our daughter. To stay I am pleased with their products is an understatement! I used Read more [...]

This post was sponsored by the Role Mommy Writer's Network. All opinions are 100% my own. There is an affiliate link in this post.  I come from a large family and grew up with a pretty steady flow of babies around me as a result. I knew how to mix formula and change diapers by the time I was 10 years old or so. My baby sister was born when I was 12, and I was eager to help care for her regularly. It wasn't until I was an adult that it really hit me how not everyone gets the same experience. Ryan's Read more [...]

Thank you to Yookidoo for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. My daughter has a love-hate relationship with baths these days. She generally is ok once we get her into the bathtub, but she generally doesn't love the idea of taking a bath when we bring it up. I am always looking for ways to get my daughter excited about bath time, so I was excited to partner with Yookidoo to have our daughter try out their Spin 'N' Sort Spout Pro. The Yookidoo Spin 'N' Read more [...]

I partnered with Feltman Brothers and received some of their clothing to help facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own. I have been a huge fan of Feltman Brothers Clothing for years now.  I dressed our daughter in their beautiful pieces when she was a baby and toddler and I've also turned to them again with our foster babies.  Their distinctive collections of finely crafted, classically styled accessories and clothing for the little ones in your life make a great choice day after day Read more [...]

Thank you to HotMilk for providing me with product in chafe for review purposes. All opinions are my own.  Being pregnant with my third baby has made me go all out in a few different ways. With my previous two children I nursed until each was two years old, in that entire time I never really bought much nursing clothing or a decent nursing bra. The result of that lack of action was me feeling a bit down about my breasts as I typically used sports bras and cheap bras. None of the nursing bra options Read more [...]

Now had you asked me "what emotional preparation have I done for a home birth?" in the beginning of choosing a home birth I might have answered the most I needed to do emotionally was change my perception of birth. I am a joyful 33 weeks along and I have come to realize that supplies are the lesser importance of things to prepare. My emotions are up and down as the usual pregnant women experiences but I have realized there were some major hiccups emotionally that I needed healed before I would be Read more [...]

Thank you to Baby Shusher & Sister Chic for sending products to review in exchange for my honest opinion. It seems like babies are never far from my mind, nor our home. Although our daughter is already two, we have many friends and family members with babies and my newest hobby will be bringing more and more babies to the house in the future, as I am taking up photography and am starting to take newborn photos. Today, I have the pleasure of bringing you some "Mommy Must Haves". These Read more [...]

I partnered with Morning Pep on this blog post. All opinions are my own. First things first, I am not pregnant! I'm also not trying to conceive. I know the title would probably alarm some of you so I just had to say that first. I do take prenatals though, and I have for several months. I have an inherited collagen disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or EDS. This means the collagen that my body produces is not of very good quality. Collagen plays many roles in the body as it is sort of the "glue" Read more [...]

I have always been fascinated by birth, more specifically natural and home births. My first child was born in a hospital with me receiving interventions I didn't consent to and in an environment that didn't fit my values or support my choices. My second child was born in that same hospital all natural with zero interventions. My husband and I made the decision early on in this pregnancy that we would be choosing to birth this little one in the comfort of our own home. The choice for a home Read more [...]

Thank you to Adorology for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. As I inch closer and closer to 30, more and more friends are having babies. I am a gift giver by nature, so whether it's baby number one or number five, I love to give gifts to pamper the moms and babies. Adorology is a company that I have been working with for about a year now. They have some excellent products for moms and babies. If you use the search box on the right hand side of the page Read more [...]